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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Florida rates for HCPCS 10021

This is a fine-needle biopsy in which a thin needle is used to draw out a small sample of cells from a lump or area of concern for laboratory analysis, done by feel rather than with the help of ultrasound or other imaging. It covers the first site sampled during a visit. Additional sites, if sampled, are handled separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $148 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$63.10 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$77.62 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $62 to $4,467Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $48 to $178
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $148professional $91

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$177.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Florida· 44th of 51

$100

AK $257PA $93.33

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.